Cloth winding and measuring machine.



J. J. SCHOLPIELD. CLOTH WINDING AND MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. I903.

PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

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J. J. SGHOLPIELD. CLOTH WINDING AND MEASURING MAC HINE.

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CLOTH WINDING AND MEASURING MACHINE.

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JOSEPH J. SCHOLFIELD, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

CLOTH WINDING AND MEASURING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

Application filed July 6, 1903. Se ia NO- 164,440.

To a, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. SCHOLFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cloth Winding and Measuring Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a machine for winding webs of cloth in pieces of definite length into tightly-wound cylindrical package-rolls and it consists in improved means for winding the web into a package-roll and in improved means for cutting off the proper length of web to form the package-roll and for holding the forward end of the web at its out position, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents an elevation of the delivering side of the machine. Fig. 2 represents a top View. Fig. 3 represents an'end view. Fig. 4 represents a side view of the winding-mandrel when the parts of the mandrel are closed upon each other. Fig. 5 represents the same when the parts of the mandrel are separated. Fig. 6 represents an enlarged detail section taken in the line 6 6 of Fig. 3, showing the means for rotating one portion of the mandrel. Fig. 7 represents an enlarged. side view of the carriage for the rotary cutter which serves to sever the web at the proper length, taken from the line 7 7 of Fig. 9. Fig. 8 represents an enlarged section taken in the line 8 8 of Fig. 9, showing a detail View of a portion of themechanism for stopping the machine when the proper quantity of cloth has been measured. Fig. 9 represents an en larged section taken in the line 9 9 of Fig. 2. Fig. 10 represents a detail section taken in the line 10 10 of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 represents an enlarged section taken in the line 11 11 of Fig. 10.

In the drawings, A represents the frame of the machine. B is the measuring-roll, over which the web of the cloth C is drawn, and D is the presser-roll for holding the web C against the measuring-roll. Upon the outer end of the shaft E of the measuring-roll B is secured the worm F, engaging with the teeth of the worm-gear G, which is in mesh with the teeth of the pinion G, held upon the sleeve H, which latter at its lower end is provided with the notched disk I and at its upper end with the dial-plate J, the said sleeve being held to revolve upon the fixed stud K, at the upper end of which is secured the pointer L.

The winding-mandrel M is formed of the two parts N and O, the part N consisting of the spring-arms a a, connected to a head 6, which is jointed at it to the forward end of the rotary spindle P, as shown in Fig. 6, the other part 0 of the mandrel M being provided with the head 0 and the squared shank (Z, which loosely enters the squared end opening of the longitudinally-movable spindle Q, held in the rotary sleeve R and actuated longitudinally by means of the screw S and hand-wheel T. The said spindles P and Q are rotated in unison with each other by means of the gear U upon the sleeve R and the gear U upon the spindle P, the gears V V upon the driving-shaft l/V, and the intermediate gears X X. The frictionally-driven pressing-rolls Y Y Y, which surround the winding-mandrel M, are journaled in radial slots Z, formed in the stationary disks A A at opposite ends of the machine. The journals e e e of the pressing-rolls Y Y Y pass through the cam-slots f f f of the cam-disks B B, which are supported loosely upon the rotary spindle P and the movable spindle Q and connected with each other by means of the bar C, made of sufficient weight to cause the rolls Y Y Y to be drawn inward to the mandrel M, with the proper degree of pressure to cause the winding of the package-roll with the required degree of tightness, and when the mandrel M is made of comparatively short length the revolution of the longitudinally-movable spindle Q may be dispensed with, the shank d of the mandrel being in this case made cylindrical and adapted to re volve in a corresponding cylindrical opening in the end of the spindle.

The automatically-disengaging shipperdever D is pivoted to the frame A at the point E and actuated for disengagement by means of the spring F upon the clutch-rod L, to which the shipper-lever D is connected. The shipper-lever is held and guided at its upper end by means of the bracket H, provided with the hub g, in which is held the spring-actuated catch-bolt H which serves to retain the shipper D in its set position, as shown in Fig. 8, the said catch-bolt H being limited in ICC its forward movement by means of the pin m of the bolt, which pin is held in the slot 1% of the hub g. The disengaging-lever I is pivoted at the stud J, Fig. 9, and provided at its end with the beveled surface It, adapted. by

its cam action upon the edge of the shipper lever D to cause its disengagement from the spring-actuated catch-bolt H to stop the ma chine, the required movement of the disengaging-lever I being effected by means of the spring K and sliding bolt K the action of which causes the end i of the lever I to enter the notch in the edge of the disk I, thus allowing the required movement of the lever I for effecting the disengagement of the shipper-lever whenever the proper quantity of cloth has been wound upon the mandrel M, this quantity being determined by the relative diameters of the gear G and pinion G, by means of which the notched disk I is rotated. Upon the parallel guide-rods h M is placed the sliding hand-operated carriage i for the rotary cutter O, which is held upon a short shaft P, arranged to turn upon the center pointed screws 7c, and upon the shaft P is secured the scored pulley Q, (shown in Fig. 9,) and above the pulley Q in the sliding carriage N are placed the loose idler-pulleys R R, the said pulley Q and cutter 0 being rotated in opposite directions by means of the cord S as the carriage N is moved back and forth along the guide-rods M M, the ends Z Z of the said cord S being firmly attached to the standards T T and passing over the idler-pulleys R R and under the pulley Q.

To the upright standards T T is secured the cutting-bedA having at the forward portion of its upper surface the cutting-bar B along the rear edge of which the rotary cutter 0 moves, and back of the rotary cutter O upon the bed A is placed the strip of cardclothing G which serves to prevent the backward movement of the severed end of the web, and thus retaining the end at all times in proper position for being pulled forward by the attendant of the machine for again threading up the mandrel, the web C being pressed down onto the teeth of the card-clothing by means of the presser D upon the car riage N, and when the cut-oif portion of the web has been fully wound upon the mandrel M then upon opening the cluster of pressingrolls Y Y Y by means of the cam-disks B B and withdrawing the spindle Q by means of the screw S the mandrel M and cloth package M rolled thereon, may be turned outward upon the joint 7c and the rolled package drawn therefrom upon the prior withdrawal of the loose part 0 of the mandrel.

The web C, which is to be wound into apackage-roll, passes, as shown by the broken line, Fig. 9, over the shaft Y, thence over the guiderod V, thence around the tension-bars W W,

which are made adjustable by means of the gear 0, secured to one of the said bars and the pawl p, pivoted to the frame A, the said bars being held parallel with each other by means of suitable connecting-arms, thence under the guide-rod X, and over the measuring-roll B and under the presser-roll D, thence over the cutting-bed A and over the guide-rod Z to the winding-mandrel M, and when the machine is started into operation by the movement of the shipper D to its set position, as shown in Fig. 8, and the notched disk I has made one complete revolution, thus measuring ofi the proper quantity of cloth for the package-roll, the end i of the lever I will enter the notch j at the edge of the disk and cause the stopping of the machine, whereupon the cutter-carriag'e N is to be moved from side to side of the machine to sever the web, and then upon the completion of the winding the packageroll may be removed from the mandrel, as before described.

I claim as my invention 1. In a cloth-winding machine, the combination of the rotary spindle, the head jointed to the forward end of the rotary spindle, and the yielding arms connected to the said head, the said head and yielding arms forming the outer portion of a winding-mandrel, with a longitudinally-movable spindle and an inner mandrel portion having a head which engages with the end of the longitudinally-movable spindle, substantially as described.

2.- In a cloth-winding machine, the combination of the revolving spindle, the windingmandrel made in two parts, one of which is jointed to the revolving spindle, with the series of pressure-rolls, and means for imparting simultaneous movement thereto, toward or from the mandrel, substantially as described.

3. In a cloth-winding machine, the combination of the winding mandrel and the series of pressure-rolls, with the stationary slotted disks in which the pressure-rolls are journaled, and the connected cam-disks, by means of which the pressure-rolls are adjusted, substantially as described.

4. In a cloth winding and measuring machine, the combination of the winding-mandrel, the series of pressure-rolls adapted for movement toward and from the mandrel, with the measuring-roll, the notched disk operatively connected with the shaft of the measuring-roll, the spring actuated disengaging-lever adapted for engagement with the notched disk, the spring-actuated catchbolt, and the spring-actuated shipper-lever released by the movement of the disengaginglever, substantially as described.

5. In a cloth winding and measuring machine, the combination of the winding-mandrel, the measuring-roll, the notched disk op ICC eratively connected with the shaft of the holding the forward end of the severed Web,

measurilng-rolLdthe spz'ing actuated disensubstantially as described.

gagingever a apted or engagement with the notched disk, the spring-actuated oatch- JOSEPH SCHOLFIELD' 5 bolt and the spring-actuated shipper-lever Witnesses:

released by the movement of the disengaging- SooRATEs SGHQLFIELD,

lever, with the rotary cutter, and means for ANDREW J. PITOHER. 

